Fly-paper holder.



A; W. BISOHOFF.

FLY PAPER HOLDER.

' APPLICATION FILED FEB.20, 1913.

1,080,249. 7 Patented Dec. 2, 1913.

lnvenf r Attbrneys ANDREW W. BISCI-IOFF, OF RANKIN, ILLINOIS.

FLY-PAPER HOLDER;

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 2, 1913.

Application filed February 26, 1913. Serial No. 749,685.

To all whom it may concern V Be it known that I, ANDREW V. B soi-rorr,acitizen of the United States, residing at "Rankin, in the county ofVermilion and State of Illinois, have invented a new and a suitableholder for fly paper, which will useful F ly-Paper' Holder, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to fly paper holders, and for its primaryobjectflaims to provide also serve as a guard, so that accidentalcontact with the fly paper may be avoided.

As a further object, the present invention contemplates the productionof a fly paperholderembodying a board capable of havposition againstaccidental displacement or detachment from the holder; which may holdthe fly paper at various adjustments, or in an arched position; andwhich shall be convenient, serviceable and eflicient in B0 USE.

lVith the foregoing general objects out-- lined, and other objects inview, which will appear as the description proceeds, the inventionresides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the detailsof construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understoodthat changes in the precise embodiment of the invent-ion hereindisclosed can be made within the scope of what is claimed withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention.

The invention has been illustrated in its preferred embodiment in theaccompanying drawings, wherein corresponding reference characters havebeen employed to denote corresponding parts, and wherein Figure 1 is aperspective view of a fly paper holder constructed in accordance withthe present invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is anend elevation. Fig. at is a sectional detail on an enlarged scale.

Referring specifically to the drawings, the numeral 5 designates theboard forming the body of the holder, which is preferably constructed ofpulp, but may be constructed of fiber, papier-mach, or any othersuitable material, the said board being rectangular in contour.

Along the longitudinal edges of the board 5 and on theopposite facesthereof, are clenched two series ofhook eyelets 6, the two series beingparallel and lying along the longitudinal edges of the fly paper whenthe fly paper is placed against the board. Eyelets 7 are also clenchedto the board 5 at the end portions of the board and serve as means forsuspending the board, when desired or beneficial.

In connection with the board 5, there are employed a plurality ofguards, each of which comprises a wire arch, having outwardly projectinghooked feet and resilient fly paper engaging portions projecting inwardly from the feet. Two forms of the guards have been shown in thedrawings, the first and simplest form comprising a wire arch 8 providedwith the outwardly projecting hooked feet 9 and the resilient portions10 projecting inwardly from the vfeet 9 and provided with the bent backextremities 11 forming finger holds. The second form of guard comprisesa wire arch 8 having a double bend 8 at its intermediate portion, andhaving the outwardly projecting hooked feet 9, which have the respective inwardly projecting resilient portions 10 and 10 The portion 10of the wire arch 8 is provided with an upstanding loop 11 providing afinger hold and also increasing the resiliency of the portion 10,

the extremity of the said portion being downturned to provide a spur 12for biting or engaging the fly paper. The portion 10 of the arch 8 isbent into a loop 11 providing a finger hold and fly paper engagingmember. Either form of guard may be used throughout, or both forms maybe employed in one holder, according to the whim of the user. The secondform is desirable, in that the double bend 8 provides a greaterresiliency of the wire arch and the spur 12 provides more efficientmeans for engaging the fly paper, the portion 10 also being moreresilient or flexible.

In use, the sheet of fly paper, of the sticky variety, is placed on theupper face of the board 5 between the two series of hooks 6, and theguards are then positioned on the board by the engagement of the hookedfeet 9 with the hooks 6, the resilient portions being brought intoengagement with the fly paper along the edges thereof and the attachmentof the wire arches being facilitated by the finger holds. Either onesheet of fly paper may be held upon the upper face of the board, or twosheets may be held upon the opposite faces thereof, as desired orbeneficial. It will be noted, that when the wire arches are attached tothe board, the fiy paper engaging portions in engaging the fly paperwill retain same in position against accidental displacement, ittherefore being possible to adjust the fly paper in various positions.In this manner, the fly paper may be arched transversely as indicated indotted lines in Fig. 1, so as to more effectively attract the flies orother in sects. This holder may be set upon any suitable object, andwhen the wire arches are attached to the bottom of the board, the lowerarches will support the board above the object, or the board may besuspended from any suitable object by means of the eyelets 7 as will beapparent.

This holder may be employed in a variety of ways, such as need not beitemized at length, and from the foregoing taken in connection with thedrawings, it will be seen that the objects aimed at are attained in aneflicient manner, the holder providing a desirable one for the purposesto which it is designed. The holder may also be collapsed when not inuse for compactness for shipment or storage.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. A flypaper holder embodying a board having parallel series of hooks designedto receive the fly paper therebetween, and resilient arched guardshaving feet engageable with the respective hooks and having resilientfly paper engaging portions projecting inwardly from the feet.

2. A fly paper holder embodying a board,

ANDREW W. BI SGHOFF.

WVitnesses:

JOSEPH H. DAVIs ANNA NELSON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

